Winter Chanterelle

Cantharellus tubaeformis - winter chanterelle

Cantharellus tubaeformis - winter chanterelle

Cantharellus tubaeformis - winter chanterelle

Like many mushrooms, winter chanterelles change colour and texture as they dry out - the top photo shows their regular colouration of brown and yellow, while the caps in the lower two photos have dried out to a pale, greyish beige.

Here's some more photos from a foray in Argyll a couple of years back.

Chanterelle's Less Showy Sibling

Monday Mushroom #53

The regular chanterelles are over, but the winter chanterelle is still growing strong. They grow in much greater profusion than regular chanterelles, but are so like dead leaves in shape and colour (from a distance) that they are rarely noticed - even when growing in dense carpets.

Cantharellus tubaeformis - Winter Chanterelle

Cantharellus tubaeformis - Winter Chanterelle

Cantharellus tubaeformis - Winter Chanterelle

Cantharellus tubaeformis - Winter Chanterelle

Cantharellus tubaeformis - Winter Chanterelle